Monday, October 11, 2010

Autumn has arrived here in coastal Delaware although the temperature today was supposed to be a high of 84 which is somewhat warm for October. Pumpkins are cheerfully spreading their color throughout a local pumpkin patch that I drove by today. It made me happy just to see it.

We are very busy -- my husband is building another mega-house for a client. It has been a struggle getting it past local town regulations since it is on a canal and larger in height than is usually allowed, therefore needed a variance. He thinks he may retire after this house. At 72 it may be time.

I am busy preparing for our annual Realtors' auction in which we raise money to help provide a happy Christmas for needy children. Our theme is "Winter Wonderland By The Sea." We will use loaned Christmas trees with white lights and centerpieces of seashells and "snow." We have a very limited budget for decorations so I don't know how much of a "wonderland" it will be!

I attended an Argentine Tango weekend workshop last month and have another one in a few weeks. I have never done this before and I signed up and went alone. My husband is not a dancer and since his fall off his boat this summer he is still limping around. The dance classes were tons of fun -- what a beautiful dance.

We are also in the process of moving to a smaller home not far away. I am trying to get up the momentum to pack. I am a clutterer and a collector which makes it difficult. I am also running into a problem getting boxes from the local liquor stores. They used to provide an unlimited amount of boxes needed for packing. Now they don't seem to want to give more than a few at a time. Other stores crush them as they discard them. The last time we moved we had movers do it, although I did the packing. For some reason (husband's decision) we are doing it ourselves with the assistance of his employees. I don't know how I got all this stuff in this house when we moved here fifteen years ago. What a nightmare!

Wow! You are busy...the dance classes sound so fun kind of makes up for all the hard work of moving..but it will be so nice when you are settled in your new spot. The pumpkins are so pretty...seeing them made me smile too...hugs, Linda

Wow! You are busy...the dance classes sound so fun kind of makes up for all the hard work of moving..but it will be so nice when you are settled in your new spot. The pumpkins are so pretty...seeing them made me smile too...hugs, Linda

Hey you! Good to read your post. It sounds like you have been one busy lady! I think the plans for the Winter Wonderland sounds lovely and I am sure it will all turn out fine. The dancing lessons sound like they were a lot of fun. I am so behind on my blogging, I am hoping to get back at it this coming week....we'll see (lol)Have a beautiful week!Charlotte

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I am a proud Grammy, a mother, a sister, a wife and a friend. I am slowly drifting towards retirement and enjoy the small, quiet things in life. I read a lot, love antiqueing and thrifting, old black and white movies and studying my family history. I am never bored with my own company. As the old song says, "I Love Paris." It was always my dream to go there and I was able to travel there with my only daughter to celebrate our birthdays a few years ago. I may never get there again, but I will never forget it.

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